On January 11, the first round of the WTT Doha Star Challenge was over, and the women's doubles world No. 1 Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin were upset 2-3, and the four world champions were out, and the world champions Bol, Zhuang Zhiyuan, and Falke/Carlsen were upset and suffered a round of tours.
In the first round of Women's Doubles, world No. 1 Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin faced Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu/Ng Wing Lam. The former is the world's No. 1, the latter is a temporary combination, the gap between the two sides is still large, and the world No. 1 is unanimously optimistic about winning before the game.
Zhu Chengzhu/Wu Yonglin went into battle lightly, impacting the opponent with all their might, fighting every ball, and fighting for a good result. In the first two games, Zhu Chengzhu/Wu Yonglin won two games in a row 11-9, 11-6, pushing the world No. 1 to the edge of the cliff. Tian Zhixi/Shin Yubin are world No. 1s after all, and after adapting to the rhythm of their opponents, they began to launch counterattacks, winning two games in a row 11-7, 11-3 to chase the score to 2-2.
In the deciding game, Tian Zhixi/Shen Yubin played relatively conservatively at the end of the game. On the contrary, Zhu Chengzhu/Wu Yonglin fought without pressure, and finally brought a good result, sealing the victory 11-8, defeating the world No. 1 3-2 and advancing to the second round.
In the men's singles, world champion Bol faced compatriot Duda in the first round. It was a contest between the German veterans and the new German generation, and the game was extremely intense, with the first four games being decided by two points, with both sides winning two games each. In the 5th game, Duda, who was more physical, had the last laugh and defeated Bol 3-2 to advance in an upset. The scores were 17-15, 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4.
World champion Zhuang Zhiyuan's opponent in the first round was Denmark's Linde, whose strength and reputation were average, and Zhuang Zhiyuan was optimistic about Zhuang Zhiyuan before the game. Zhuang Zhiyuan was not in good form today, and finally fought hard in 5 rounds, lost to his opponent 2-3, and missed the second round.
World champion Falke was the most disappointed player in the first round. In the singles match, he lost 1-3 to Ahn Jae-hyun, and in the doubles match, Falke/Carlsen lost 1-3 to Ma Long/Wang Chuqin.
As for the Chinese team, the first day was full of gains. In the men's singles match, Zhou Qihao easily advanced to the second round 3-0 Gruss. In the men's doubles match, Ma Long/Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong/Lin Gaoyuan, and Yuan Licen/Liang Jingkun all easily defeated their opponents to advance to the quarterfinals. In the women's doubles match, Chen Meng/Wang Manyu, Qian Tianyi/Chen Xingtong, and Kuo Man/Zhang Rui all passed 3-0. In the mixed doubles competition, Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Lin Gaoyuan/Wang Manyu, and Lin Shidong/Kuo Man all won easily and locked up their places in the quarterfinals.